Non-woven development forecast
First, the development of non-woven textile industry
As of 1998, non-woven consumption worldwide has reached 2.4 million tons. In 1970, its consumption is only 40 million tons, while in 2007, its consumption is expected to reach 400 million tons. Nonwoven manufacturers are mainly concentrated in the United States (accounting for 41% of the world), Western Europe accounted for 30%, Japan 8%, China accounted for only 3.5 percent of the world's production, which was 17.5% of the world consumption of .
Non-woven rayon still dominate production, but by 2007, this situation will not change much. Fibers for non-woven production worldwide in 63% polypropylene, 23% polyester, 8% viscose, 2% acrylic fibers, polyamide 1.5%, and the remaining 3% for other fiber.
Non-woven absorbent material in health, medicine use, transportation tools, footwear with textile materials on application volume has significantly increased.
Second, the non-woven production and consumption
Global consumption of non-woven fabric in 1983 was 80 million tons, while in 1985 increased to 1.1 million tons in 1988 to 1.4 million tons by 1998, the global non-woven consumption reached 2.4 million tons, is expected to In 2005, its consumption could reach 3.7 million tons.
Consumption of man-made fibers for a variety of textiles in 1983 was 16.9 million tons, in 1988 increased to 20.4 million tons in 1998 reached 30.4 million tons, estimated that by 2005, the consumption of 37 million tons, 2007 It could reach 38.3 million tons.
Man-made fiber consumption in the non-woven production growth is expected in 2005, its consumption growth rate can reach 10%, to reach 10.4% by 2007. Resulting in non-woven industrial growth so quickly consumed part of the reason for the increase in the secondary industry in China, Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
Third, the growth rate of non-woven factors

All factors that influence the growth of man-made fibers can be more or less certain impact on the man-made fiber as raw material to the textile, non-woven textiles in which the impact of the largest. Population growth than other factors on the impact of non-woven fabrics for apparel textiles to be small. However, if taking into account the non-woven fabrics in baby diapers in important applications, the population growth is also an important factor. Natural fiber partially substituted greater impact on textiles, but little impact on the non-woven fabric, non-woven production because substantially dependent on man-made fibers.
Development of man-made fibers and non-woven professional applications in business: because the international economic treaties, such micro-fiber, composite fiber, bio-degradable fiber trade and new polyester fiber obtained growth. This is a great influence on the non-woven fabric, but has little effect on knitted apparel and textiles. Substituted textiles and other supplies: This includes substituted non-woven textiles, knitted textiles, plastic films, polyurea foam, wood and leather. This is the cost and performance requirements of the product having the desired decision. The introduction of new, more economical, more efficient production processes: the application and the introduction of various items made of polymer, having a competitive new specialty fibers and non-woven fabric non-woven textile additives.
Three non-woven fibers for the production of polypropylene fiber (62% of the total), polyester fibers (24% of the total) and viscose fiber (8% of the total). In 1970 to 1985, most of viscose fiber in the nonwoven fabric production. 2000-- between 2005 sanitary absorbent materials and medical textiles field, the application of polypropylene fibers and polyester fibers begin to dominate. In the early non-woven production market, a large amount of nylon, starting in 1998, the amount of acrylic fibers began to rise, especially in leather manufacturing.